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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Glaucus Linux - simple and lightweight distribution based on musl and toybox. (glaucuslinux.org)

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Probably a long way from being daily-driven, but I really love the idea.
Interview with creator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMzbVBpjFiM

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[–] atzanteol 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's a personal project. Useless to others.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Half of the linux ecosystem is personal projects.
Linux itself started as

just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu

It's not useless as you can learn from it.

[–] atzanteol 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The reason Linux is such a big deal is that it was the one of dozens that didn't fail. This is ignorable.

"People laughed at Einstein, they also laughed at bozo the clown."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

By your logic, you cannot dismiss the project for being a personal one. Only if it fails, is it dismissable.

[–] atzanteol 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I can do whatever I want. And odds are very good this is a fly-by-night personal project that goes nowhere.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Didn't say you can't whatever you want. I said "by your logic". That was assuming you don't contradict your own logic, but of course you can otherwise :)

[–] atzanteol 1 points 7 months ago

I'm not even contradicting myself.

[–] atzanteol 1 points 7 months ago

Okay - so here's the thing. You want to play stupid word games you can play stupid word games. There's a 99% chance I never hear of this stupid project again. It has nothing interesting going for it and is supported by exactly one developer.

Sure - lightning may strike twice and this becomes the next "big thing". But the chance is so remote as to be zero. So yes - it's a personal project that you can ignore.